Fees & Passes

Free

No entrance pass required

An entrance pass is not required to access Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park.

Other National Park Service sites may require an entrance pass or fee. Depending on your trip plans, an interagency pass may save you money.

2025 Free Entrance Days in the National Parks

Come experience the national parks! All National Park Service sites that charge an entrance fee will offer free admission to everyone (other fees, including timed entry or reservation fees, may apply). Mark your calendar for these entrance fee-free dates:

• Thursday, January 9 — National Day of Mourning for President James Earl Carter Jr.
• Monday, January 20 — Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
• Saturday, April 19 — First Day of National Park Week
• Thursday, June 19 — Juneteenth National Independence Day
• Monday, August 4 — Anniversary of the Great American Outdoors Act
• Saturday, September 27 — National Public Lands Day
• Tuesday, November 11 — Veterans Day

 

There is no fee to enter Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park. Ranger programs and park museums are also free to the public.

If you plan to visit to visit other parks with an entrance fee, learn more about the America the Beautiful - The National Parks and Federal Recreational Lands Pass series and fee-free days in the national parks.

Overnight camping on the U.S. side of the Chilkoot Trail will not be permitted for the 2024 hiking season. Permits are required for overnight camping on the Chilkoot Trail, on the Canada side, from May to September. These permits are available for purchase from over the phone from Parks Canada at 1-867-667-3910. Find out how to reserve your permit or backcountry campsite on our Permits & Reservations page. For more information about hiking the trail, including current conditions, visit the Chilkoot Trail section of our website.

 

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Camping at the Dyea Campground is $10 per site, per night. Reservations cannot be made and campsites are available on a first come, first served basis.